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Shure’s line of in-ear headphones, priced from $99 to a breathtaking $500, have become the top status symbol accessory for the iPod, drawing approval even from Apple itself, which sells the devices in its retail stores. Shure’s “E” series of earphones are different from earbuds and headphones in that they’re inserted into the ear canal, where they form a tight seal that blocks out most outside noise and makes music sound more clear and crisp.

The CompactFlash Association (CFA) announces the approval and availability of the CF+ & CompactFlash Specification Revision 3.0. Revision 3.0 increases the CompactFlash interface data transfer rate from 16MB/sec to 66MB/sec, while maintaining forward and backward compatibility with old and new host systems.

Minnesota utility regulators will try to overturn a recent federal decision barring states from imposing many of their telecommunications regulations on Internet phone providers, a sign states haven’t backed down from their fight to lord over this new, cheaper breed of phone service. Burl Haar, executive secretary of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, said Tuesday the commission is acting chiefly out of concern over whether Vonage and others Net phone providers can offer emergency 911 calling, which only a few elite operators are capable of providing.

The city of West Hollywood, home of the renowned Sunset Strip, wants to join the growing ranks of municipalities making free wireless broadband available to anyone. The city plans to choose an equipment supplier by late February. Construction of an initial network covering portions of Santa Monica Boulevard will begin soon after, and a citywide wireless broadband system could be in place in about two years, according to a request for proposals the city recently issued.

SanDisk introduced an innovative SD flash memory card with built-in USB connectivity. The new product means greater convenience and cost savings for consumers who can just plug the SD card into any SD card slot such as is used in most digital cameras, and then plug it into any USB port without needing an SD card reader to transfer data, images, audio or video between computers, digital cameras and other electronic devices.

Adobe Systems announced the availability of the Adobe LifeCycle Policy Server, which company officials say provides the strongest and most versatile security controls Adobe has ever delivered for determining who can open or modify PDF documents. The LifeCycle Policy Server is tightly integrated with Adobe Acrobat 7.0 and the Adobe Reader 7.0, which Adobe also officially released to the market this week. The LifeCycle Policy Server is a J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) application that runs on most widely used platforms, including Windows, Linux and the Macintosh.

Buffalo Technology announced the LinkTheater High Definition Wireless Media Player. This product is the only wireless progressive scan DVD player that enables users to wirelessly access on their TV or HDTV just about any audio, video or digital photo file stored on their computer or storage device.

Olixir Technologies introduced the expansion of its popular Mobile DataVault 3DX family with the launch of its 400 GB portable drive, a compact, ultra-rugged 3.5-inch portable hard disk drive targeted at solving the data backup and disaster recovery needs of growing businesses, as well as end users’ storage and archival needs for digital photos, videos, music, and critical data.

palmOne said it has entered into a sublease agreement for its future corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Under terms of the agreement with Philips Electronics North America Corp., palmOne will sublease approximately 288,000 square feet of space located at 950 and 1000 West Maude Avenue.